2002 Irish Greyhound Derby

2002 Paddy Power Irish Greyhound Derby 15 August 14 September €150,000 (winner) Shelbourne Park Dublin 2001 2003 The 2002 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during August and September with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 14 September 2002.Hobbs Jonathan Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 177-178 2008 Raceform 978-1-905153-534 The winner Bypass Byway won €150,000 and was trained by Ollie Bray, owned by Michael Kearney and bred by Pat D'Arcy. The race was sponsored by the Paddy Power.Hobbs Jonathan Greyhound Annual 2005, pages 164-165 2004 Raceform 1-904317-58-8http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?r=19305 Irish Derby Final Greyhound Data Final result At Shelbourne, 14 September (over 550 yards): PositionWinnerBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainerNotes1st Bypass Byway Spiral Nikita -Sandy Penny 5 11-8f 29.42 Sean BourkeTrack record2nd Droopys Rhys Jamaican Hero - High Knight 4 2-1 29.84 Reggie Roberts3rd Heavenly Hero Always Good - Mams Choice 3 16-1 29.98 John Donohoe4th Tyrur Bello Spiral Nikita - Locnamon Lady 2 20-1 30.08 Paul Hennessy 5th Tamna Rose Come On Ranger - Quare Season 1 12-1 30.15 Paul Hennessy6th Droopys Agassi Top Honcho - Droopys Cheryl 6 9-2 30.17 Owen McKenna Distances 5¼, 1¾, 1¼, 1, head (lengths) Competition Report The Irish public's favourite greyhound Late Late Show returned for another attempt at the 2002 Irish Derby but the leading ante-post greyhounds were Scottish Greyhound Derby champion Priceless Rebel and Droopys Rhys now under the care of Reggie Roberts instead of former trainer Ted Soppitt.Fortune Michael The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Review 0332-3536 The first round ended with Bypass Byway setting the fastest time of 29.74 for trainer Ollie Bray and defeating Priceless Rebel. Vigorous Rex performed well in 29.76 but Late Late Show only managed a second place before being diagnosed with an injury and being withdrawn from the competition. Bypass Byway was the new favourite and he won again in 29.87 with Priceless Rebel eliminated in the same heat. Droopys Rhys dipped under 30 seconds recording 29.99 and then in the quarter-finals he recorded 29.77 success. The other heat winners were Tamna Rose, Borna Pilot and Droopys Agassi, the latter beat Bypass Byway who was lucky to still be in the competition following a stumble in the heat. The first semifinal saw Bypass Byway hold off Droopys Rhys by half a length in a fast 29.68 with Heavenly Hero claiming the third place. In the other semi Droopys Agassi won from Tamna Rose and Tyrur Bello. In the final Bypass Byway and Droopys Rhys vied for the lead with Droopys Agassi prominent. Bypass Byway kicked and drew clear of his main rival crossing the line in 29.42 which represented a new track record by no less than 15 spots (0.15sec). Heavenly Hero ran on well for third behind Droopys Rhys and Droopys Agassi faded into last place. Quarter-finals https://www.igb.ie/results/view-results/?track=SPK&date=31-Aug-02#race7 Quarter Final results Irish Greyhound Board 18em start Heat 1 (Aug 31)PosNameSPTime1st Droopys Rhys 6-4f 29.772nd Serene Rumble 4-1 30.153rd Jet Spray 7-2 30.364th Mearnog Celt 6-1 30.375th Ace Honcho 7-1 30.486th Easy Street 14-1 30.50 18em break Heat 2 (Aug 31)PosNameSPTime1st Droopys Agassi 3-1 30.022nd Lughill Lord 5-1 30.233rd Bypass Byway 6-4f 30.334th Larkhill River 6-1 30.545th Walking Sunday 7-1 30.566th Business Success 12-1 31.19 18em break Heat 3 (Aug 31)PosNameSPTime1st Tamna Rose 8-1 30.052nd Olden Times 5-2 30.103rd Heavenly Hero 2-1f 30.114th Climate Control 5-2 30.255th Govenor 50-1 30.296th Charlie Bird 12-1 30.32 18em break Heat 4 (Aug 31)PosNameSPTime1st Borna Pilot 3-1 30.172nd Tyrur Bello 5-1 30.193rd Droopys Gloria 8-1 30.294th Magical Captain 6-1 30.685th Rebel Watcher 2-1f 30.896th Cool Gamble 5-1 31.45 end Semifinals https://www.igb.ie/results/view-results/?track=SPK&date=07-Sep-02#race9 Semi Final results Irish Greyhound Board 22em start First Semifinal (Sep 7)PosName of GreyhoundSPTime1st Droopys Agassi 4-6f 29.872nd Tamna Rose 6-1 30.293rd Tyrur Bello 13-2 30.324th Serene Rumble 11-2 30.605th Jet Spray 12-1 30.646th Lughill Lord 14-1 30.78 22em break Second Semifinal (Sep 7)PosName of GreyhoundSPTime1st Bypass Byway 5-4f 29.682nd Droopys Rhys 9-4 29.713rd Heavenly Hero 9-1 29.924th Olden Times 9-1 30.385th Borna Pilot 5-1 30.406th Droopys Gloria 5-1 30.50 end See also 2002 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year References Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Derby